Yusuf Abdullah Al Marzooqi, Acting Director of Buildings Department at Dubai Municipality, said the civic body has issued an administrative decision regarding the monitoring of ready-mix concrete companies and on site mixing units in the emirate of Dubai in order to ensure safety and quality of work in the construction industry.

A joint team from Buildings Department and Dubai Central Lab has been formed to take care of the registration, monitoring and issuing conformity certificate for the ready-mix concrete companies and on site mixing units.

Marzooqi urged all contracting companies and engineering consulting offices not to use ready-mix concrete in any construction site unless it was supplied by a registered firm with Dubai Municipality along with conformity certificate or mark for the factory or the mixing unit.

“The registered and approved companies are listed on the DM website. A manual that includes the instructions and regulations is also available online,'' he said. 

“The standard specification of the ready-mix concrete has been adopted in coordination with Dubai Central Lab.  A circular has been sent to all relevant parties in addition to publication of the decision on the DM website,” he explained. 

“Companies are given time to complete the formalities for registration until December 31, 2013.  The time to get the conformity certificate or mark has been extended to  December 31, 2014, provided the applications are submitted before  August 31, 2013,' he added.